Bismarck weekly tribune., 1887-01-14

the mm0th-lunged orator OF Clark: Ted
;Kingsbury, the competent but erratic gem
Yankton, and for whom the legislature adj
journed over one afternoon to give him an
opportunity to rest and use chopped ice;
Gen. John b. Dennis, chief Of the terrific
rial militia; Ed D. Smith, spicy newspa-
per fend Of Glendale; @. +. Mallahan, a
good natured, take-the-world easy editor of
Elk Point; Bob Wallace, the popular and
w. E. Dewey, q dignified and sympathetic
gentleman of Pierre, who arrived yesterday
afternoon and is now the only one of the
list upon the field. x .' IA
There are others now here who declare
they are not after an office, but whose ap-
to arouse suspicion. Among these is the
ministerial dland prepossessing DR..
Scamm, Of Clark, who is stopping at the
Sheridan, and acts "fOr all the world" like
a man who would fill good fat clerkship
with credit to himself and the Legislature,
but he denies the allegation, and says that
his conversation with members is on topics
of the day and not of a mercenary nature.
He is accompanied by comely, clipper,
young man who bears the beautiful Athen-
ian name of Brown, and who is engaged in
the newspaper business at Clark. He may
be candidate for place, but if he is he
uses remarkable reticence and cOmmenda-
Die SllonC6 on Cno pO1nC.
But they will come. The candidates for
the offices Of dOorkeepers and messengers,
postmasters and sergeants-at-arms,s secre-
taries of committees and "all round" rust
ling for the lucre that must drop from the
generous hand of the commonwealth, will
be here ere the evening bells of another
Sabbath lull the mad fancies of the fevered
brain into sweet and restful reverie.
THE BILLS.
There are many important measures to
come before the legislature, and among
them is the railroad bill prepared by Coun-
Gilman Collins, of Grand Forks. This bill
will receive the support of large number,
but will be opposed by few until
amended. Mr.. Collins has devoted much
time to the preparation of the bill and all
who have given it thought pronounce it an
admirable measure.
Nor has Councilman Hughes been idle
He has prepared grain and warehouse
bill, which regulates the receiving. storing,
weighing and grading of grain, and extends
the powers of the commission. He will in
trOduce another bill providing for radical
changes in the revenue system, for the tax
ing of property now exempt, and for throw
ing safeguards around the treasures of the
counties and the territorial funds. The
general will not stop here, but will father
bill providing for the appointment of pub
lie examiner, whose duties it shall be to see
kept in proper form, that public officers
give good and sufficient sureties, and that
the affairs of the territory are not neglected
by the men in whose hands the interests Of
the people are entrusted. But the bill which
will create the most comment, and which
will be Of the deepest interest to the social
world. will be the one now being prepared
of wife-beaters. A number of cases Of
Wife-beating have come to light of late and
the general proposes that it shall be
stopped if the whipping post will stop it.
HERE THEY COME.
1t is now time to prepare for the recep-
tion of a rousing, jostling, bowling crowd
to-day. At a late hour last evening it was
learned that the Central Dakota
members arrived at Jamestown last
evening, and that they will be joined
bv the South Dakota members to
day, and all will arrive this afternoon. It
fourths of the members will be here to-day,
and that by tomorrow evening, with the
aid of little prayer and devotional eXer-
tion the slate will be known; the legisla-
ture will be organized, and the candidates
will know their fateS.
AN HONEST MAN.
At last the howlers who claim that Da-
kota legislators are dishonest have been
squelched. Among the members who ar
rived yesterday was Representative Pat
ten, of Miner county. He is short, blue
eyed, honest-faced man, with heavy
fringe of beard about the margin of his
face, and you could tell at a glance that he
abhors above all else a dishonest man. On
the train with him was S. N. Jones, a
wide-awake lawyer of Parker Pat
ten and Jones occupied the
same seat in the car and while
Patten walked to the front of the car Jones
found SIS gold piece on the seat. He kept
it for time but as soon as an opportunity
was afforded he asked Patten if he had lost
any money. The honest SolOn stated that he
had gold piece and some bills when he
boarded the car and feeling in his pockets
discovered that the gold piece was gone.
Jones Informed him that he had found SIS
gold piece and that if he claimed it he could
have it. Patten looked mysteriously at,
Jones and replied that he was not sure it
was his. Jones than returned the money
to his pocket and nothing more was said of
the matter till after supper when Jones ac
cOsted Patten and asked him if he had de-
cided as to the ownership of the coin.
''See here" said Patten, seriously, "are
you candidate for clerkship, or is there
any scheme you want to push through the
"Not thing" said Jones, in asuonish-
ment.
"Well, then, the IS is mine. You see,
when you first showed me the gold piece /
thought you might be after my vote for
some office, and did not think it best to
accept the money at this time."
Here Is at least one member of the legis-
lature who will not be bribed with S..
From Sundays Daily.l
The howl that went up from the news
paper pit as the news that the train was
eight hours late reached the city yesterday
will never be equaled until a combination
is broken in the legislature or a favorite
measure Of some clique or clan is hurled
into oblivion. 1t was as distressing as it
was disappointing for the numerous cor
respondents of the city to be left upon the
field of Legislative strife" with an utter
absence of strife, and to gaze into the blank
and barren realms of nothingness while
their papers yelled for news.
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